Installing vim25.jar

The TA Master requires the vim25.jar file that allows a Java application to communicate with the VMware system. The vim25.jar is part of VMware vSphere Web Client SDK.

To download and set up vim25.jar:

Note: The steps below are applicable for a fresh installation of the TA Master. If you are upgrading the TA Master, remove any existing vim25.jar file and perform these steps.

  1. Stop the TA Master.

  2. Download the VMware vSphere Client SDK 8.0 from VMware vSphere Client.

  3. Sign in with your user credentials to proceed with the download.

  4. Check I agree to the terms and conditions outlined in the VMware General Terms checkbox and click ACCEPT. The browser begins downloading the vSphere-client-sdk-80.zip.

  5. Extract the zip file and copy the vim25.jar file from the vSphere-client-sdk-80\html-client-sdk\libs directory to any directory on your Windows or Linux/UNIX machine.

  6. Create a directory named config under the /master/services/{49ED3946-6C3C-4165-A09E-B2A723051BDD} directory.

  7. Create a file named service.props under the /config directory.

  8. Specify the classpath for the vim25.jar file as follows in the service.props file,:

    Windows: 

    CLASSPATH=<Library path>\vim25.jar;${CLASSPATH}

    Linux/UNIX: 

    CLASSPATH=<Library path>/vim25.jar:${CLASSPATH}

    where <Library path> refers to the absolute path of the directory where the vim25.jar file is placed.

  9. Start the TA Master.